Daphne Edwards, pictured on left, came out to Hartford's Rawson School to cast her vote -- for state Rep. Doug McCrory.

That was easy, said the homeowner and mother of two boys. She and McCrory go way back, and she's been happy with his service to her district -- though she would like to see some more jobs for kids and Hartford residents.

Lucky for her, McCrory says that's one of his priorities. That, plus improving education in the city, working for children of incarcerated parents and lowering taxes.

But when it came to voting for the state's next governor, Edwards said she couldn't do it.

"I don't know those people. I see them on TV. I hear them on the radio. I know one says bad things about another. I know they promise all kinds of things to get our votes.But I still don't know them. So how can I vote for them?"

So far, the Notes from Hel journalists-at-large are reporting low turnout at the polls.

In Bolton and Bloomfield, things are "blah."

In Coventry, crazy slow. (That was my observation.)

And turnout in Windsor, reports Stephanie Stone, is weak.

From Stone: "Went to vote in Windsor this morning and my son and I (he's 6, not voting) were the only people here -- a man walked out when I walked in and a woman walked in as we walked out. There weren't even a lot of supporters outside. This was about 8:10 a.m. :